War is cruel and within war death is inevitable. If you're not to die, then someone you know is.
History teaches us many things of war, if we are willing to learn. Kamikaze is a term we now associate with the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service, from October of 1944 when Takijiro Onishi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takijiro_Onishi) gave the orders to form the suicide squadrons and launch the famous attacks. However, suicide attacks are not new in war. In the Napoleonic wars of Europe (around 1800's if I remember correctly), the British attacked fortifications with groups known as the 'forlorn hope', if those first soldiers into the fight survived they were rewarded, but the chance of survival was slim compared to those that followed them into the breach* .
Japan had suffered many defeats by the end of 1944 and had a lower industrial capacity than the allied forces making their situation worse still. They were losing the war and were not ready to surrender. Onishi is reported to have said at the time "In my opinion, there is only one way of assuring that our meager strength will be effective to a maximum degree. That is to organize suicide attack units composed of A6M Zero fighters armed with 250-kilogram bombs, with each plane to crash-dive into an enemy carrier... What do you think?". From history we also know that he did not consider this option lightly, in 1945 he committed suicide and left a note apologising to the approximate 4,000 pilots he had sent to their deaths. He urged survivors to work towards rebuilding Japan and peace among nations. Don't imagine this man had never seen the world outside Japan, in 1918 he studied in England and France the development of combat aircraft and their use in World War 1. Yet 20 years later would be at war with those same people he worked with. If only Peace Among Nations was the outcome of that first war.
*breach = gap created in the forts defenses/wall, often by cannon fire, mentioned for those who have English as a 2nd+ language. Please, if we get carried away with obscure English language feel free to ask us for clarification!
Country Percentages
Allied- 35 %
Axis - 65 %
PLANE SETUP
B5N2 light bomber
Ki67 twin bomber
50% = A6m5 figher (carrier only)
A2 and Carriers (Check the arena message before the start)
There is an American fleets sailing North, perhaps North North West from Grid 3,1. An invasion force convoy is about one grid square behind, Grid 3,0. Our primary target is the carriers, without those the enemy are defenseless. However, if the convoy doesn't make it to the mainland their attack will be useless. So, you can claim success by sinking all the carriers or sinking most of the convoy. You know the American fleet knows you'll be coming, so you need to distract the CAP. You outnumber the Americans about 2:1, but their aircraft are better. Your strategy will be vital to your success or otherwise.
PLANE SETUP
F6F5
AVAILABLE FIELDS:
Carriers (Check the arena message before the start)
Your orders are to defend your carrier fleet and the convoy following you about 1 grid square south. Your fleet is heading North toward Japan. You are well supplied, having the latest F6F5 which will outperform any Japanese aircraft likely to be in the area. However, you know this is an SEC event, so you also know you will be outnumbered 2:1. Tactics are vital and entirely up to you. Although you see only a single land airfield on the map, there will be a carrier in the area. Where it is, we can't tell you.
Frame 2 will be the same as frame 1 with some minor changes.
Allied - 35 % (Knights)
Axis - 65 % (Bishops)
B5N2 light bomber
Ki67 twin bomber
A6m5 fighter
A2 and C91
There is an American fleets sailing North, perhaps North North West from Grid 3,1. An invasion force convoy is about one grid square behind, Grid 3,0. Our primary target is the carriers, without those the enemy are defenseless. However, if the convoy doesn't make it to the mainland their attack will be useless. So, you can claim success by sinking all the carriers or sinking most of the convoy. You know the American fleet knows you'll be coming, so you need to distract the CAP. You outnumber the Americans about 2:1, but their aircraft are better. Your strategy will be vital to your success or otherwise.
F6F5
Carriers C84, C85
Your orders are to defend your carrier fleet and the convoy following you about 1 grid square south. Your fleet is heading North toward Japan. You are well supplied, having the latest F6F5 which will outperform any Japanese aircraft likely to be in the area. However, you know this is an SEC event, so you also know you will be outnumbered 2:1. Tactics are vital and entirely up to you. Although you see only a single land airfield on the map, there will be a carrier in the area. Where it is, we can't tell you.
Planeset: F4U-1
orders: Attack any of tank fields (V41,V42 and V69-V72) and airfields (A29, A30) and create as much destruction as possible.
Available fields: A8, A29,A30,V41,V42 and V69-V72.
Planeset: A6M5 zero, M16,B5N2,Ki67, Ki84 (limited)
Terrain: Japan
Event start, game time: 8:00
Time multiplier: 1.0
Fuel Multiplier: 1.0
Icons: Icons short, 3k
Radar: Sector bars disabled.
Base flashing set to 5 miles (26400).
Tower Range 5 miles (26400) for display to aid players.
Killshooter: Off.
Friendly collisions: Off.
Kill messages: Off.
2 lives for every player.
Both sides may rearm/refuel on hotpads.
Formations: On
Design By Kanga